Origin rooibos: South Africa
Region: Cederberg, Western Cape
Rooibos is also called “bush tea,” as Rooibos is a shrub with yellow flowers that grows naturally near the Cedar Mountain, Although this shrub can grow up to half a meter to a meter in height, this plant is usually harvested at a height of 20 cm in the period from January to March,
The needle-like leaves are green when they are picked, Then the leaves are bruised and wetted which triggers a chemical fermentation process, This creates the beautiful dark red color, Then the next day the needles are placed in the African sun to further oxidize, For this reason, besides “bush tea”, rooibos is also called “red tea”,